Our next phase involves construction at the Tyler St. Main entrance which will become a secure entrance where visitors will have to enter into the main office before stepping foot into the building. Due to construction, the Tyler Street main entrance will be closed throughout the remainder of the school year beginning THIS Friday, February 27th. The new entrance from Tyler will be the southwest entrance through the doors labeled door number 2. Please continue to check into the main office or pupil services when using this new entrance. In the end, it will make NW a safer building for our students and staff. Thank you for your continued support.

Anna Griekspoor Recognized by the National Center for Women in Information Technology

Congratulations to Anna Griekspoor for being recognized by the National Center for Women in Information Technology for her outstanding work and initiative in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Anna volunteers at Franklin Elementary and teaches students how to program and build robots.

The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing was created to encourage the computing aspirations of young women, introduce them to leadership opportunities in the field, and generate visibility for women’s participation in technology fields. Winners are acknowledged for their outstanding aptitude and interest in technology and computing, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education.

Megan Keller Named Kansas Top Youth Volunteer

Megan Keller was named Kansas top youth volunteer of 2015 by The Prudential Spirit Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 20th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary Schools Principals.

Megan, a senior at Northwest, helped create an annual teen fashion show (Models for Miracles) that has raised more than $50,000 for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals over the last four years. Megan was inspired by the generosity of the CMN after her younger brother was born prematurely.

Megan will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, an an all-expense paid trip in May to Washington D.C., where she will join other honorees from across the nation for four days of national recognition events where 10 students will be named America's Top Youth Volunteers of 2015.

Northwest Wins 48th Straight City League Duals

Congratulations to the Grizzlies Wrestling team! They finished the City League Dual season undefeated for the fourth consecutive year! They defeated Kapaun and Southeast and now need to win the City League tournament to stand alone at the top of the City League race! JV also finished an undefeated season as well, and now look to this weekend’s South Freshman Sophomore tournament to gather more medals. Way to go Grizzly wrestlers!

The Northwest High School Future Educators club is working with community partners to reach out to those in need by collecting basic clothing and hygiene items to assemble iCare packages. You can help by donating various items throughout the month of February. Look for the collection boxes near the front office inside Northwest High. Thank you for supporting the Wichita Annual Homeless Community Project with your contributions!

This dynamic new resource will take advantage of leading technology resources to connect with parents, students and other stakeholders – using existing tools, streamlining access to information under one umbrella, allowing parents and the community to customize the information they receive, and engage stakeholders with timely and responsive news and conversation about our schools and students.

The WPS Mobile App is free, and available for both Apple and Android devices. Just search for Wichita Public Schools in the App Store or Google Play, or click on the convenient links below to get directly to the app download.